Essex Court Chambers

Shane Doyle QC has a commercial practice covering a wide range of advisory work, appeal and trial work in all courts, arbitrations and commissions. He practises from Level Twenty Seven Chambers (Brisbane), 5th Floor Selborne Chambers (Sydney) and Essex Court Chambers (London).

He undertakes work in hearings under domestic arbitration rules, including ACICA, CIArb, IAMA, ICC and SIAC rules. His arbitration practice includes matters relating to public and private international issues, commodities, price setting for gas supplies, access to infrastructure, energy projects (in particular LNG pipelines and facilities, offshore oil and gas extraction) as well as other general contractual matters.

In court, Shane's practice covers the range of commercial disputes embraced in his arbitration practice, but in addition he has appeared as counsel in many leading cases across the full ambit of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including insurance; general contractual litigation; banking; corporate disputes claims for director's breach of fiduciary duties and majority/minority shareholder disputes; and professional negligence.

He is regularly instructed in matters dealing with regulatory price settings for gas and electricity and access to utilities infrastructure.

Shane is a former president of the Bar Association of Queensland.

2001 Called to the Bar of England & Wales; 1995 Queens Counsel (Queensland); 1987 Barrister (Queensland); 1985 Solicitor (Clayton Utz); 1982 Partener Power &Power Solicitors (Brisbane)

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IBA Council Member (International Bar Association Council Member) (2014-2015) The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated Member Bar Association of Queensland Committee for Commercial Law (Chairman) Bar Council (Queensland) Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)

University of Queensland (1977 BEcon; 1980 LLB Hons first class); Magdalen College, Oxford (1985 BCL).